Echo360 is the leading interactive video learning management, content, engagement, and assessment platform serving over 2 million learners and instructors at more than 1200 higher education institutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Built for the cloud and grounded in principles of learning equity, evidence, and engagement (“e3 principles”), instructors and learners around the world can use the platform from wherever they are, on any device, to create, record, and consume content, give and receive feedback, and gain real-time insights along their inspired learning journey.
With these strong roots in education, Echo360 has deployed their expertise and technology to corporate learning and development, inspiring employee engagement in leading companies. These tools help organizations retain and upskill valuable employees by providing L&D teams with the technology to create, deliver and measure inspired and effective learning programs. Likewise, Echo 360 is proud to partner with government and military branches to inspire learning engagements that enable accessible, secure training on standard and custom requirements.
Echo360 enables the transformation of inspired learning by making it more engaging, equitable and evidence-driven, unlocking the growth potential of people and organizations around the world. With the industry’s most comprehensive SaaS-based video learning and engagement platform, Echo360 enables instructors and learners to share impactful learning experiences from anywhere.
With the support of Centre Lane Partners, Echo360 has recently completed the acquisition of Inking, a pioneer in digital training and development, a strategic union which aims to redefine corporate learning for millions of employees worldwide. The combined capabilities of these companies will uniquely address the diverse needs of learners from trade schools, universities to corporations, setting new standards in personalized and interactive learning experiences, incorporating a robust mobile platform that will further enable personalized, accessible learning experiences.
The Position
As a member of Echo360’s leadership team, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will establish and execute the company’s technical vision, lead engineering efforts and drive the company’s strategic directions, development and future growth. Key to the position’s responsibilities include engineering and architectural team management and leadership, software development methodology evolution and integration, as well as deep partnering with the product team to develop world class products to specifications on time and within budget.
Responsibilities
Partner with the CPO to drive successful product integration and development sprints to deliver on the product roadmap to include all platforms (Mac, PC and Mobile) and drive the vision, thinking horizontally and engaging across value streams.
Assess, engage and grow a high performing, execution centric, high velocity team culture with a global 100% remote team.
Complete the integration of disparate technology platforms and data architecture across the product ecosystem.
Create and execute on strong API and IDP strategies.
Partner with other members of the Executive Leadership Team as a change agent to help drive the business, operational and technology strategy.
Engage with customers, prospects, partners on Echo360 tech platforms/infrastructure.
Requirements:
Prior experience as CTO of a robust, global B2B, B2C or B2B2C SaaS provider.
Deep expertise/familiarity with SaaS based KPIs and operating drivers that amplify and maximize enterprise value.
Experience in growth stage PE-backed businesses ($50m-$300M) with an understanding of the reporting requirements and transparency.
Previous software development team leadership of a global, remote team of 50+ including offshore, contract resources and employees.
Strong skills in software development, project management, product development and architecture with both front-end and back-end expertise.
Comfortable with ambiguity with the ability to focus on prescription and execution rather than theory and generalizations.
M&A diligence, on buy and sell side transactions with integration and tech synergies realization experience.
Proven experience with successful software product integration and localization.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Advanced degree is a plus.
General Competencies
Additionally, this individual should have as many as possible of the traits required to succeed in this leadership position:
High levels of intelligence, analytical strength, and conceptual ability combined with curiosity, grit and passion.
The ability, and willingness, to set and communicate high standards for professional staff and to hold people accountable for their performance; at the same time, sensitivity to, and insight into individuals’ capabilities and development needs, and the combination of firmness and likability that all good leaders possess.
Decisiveness, when necessary, coupled with a willingness to seek input and build consensus.
Excellent writing and speaking skills; this individual must be able to communicate complex ideas and information clearly and concisely.
Outstanding planning and organization skills.
Good strategic instincts and long-term vision; the ability to address both big-picture issues and detailed, day-to-day management concerns.
A sense of ownership, not just of his or her own work, or that of their department, but a sense of ownership for the company.
Demonstrated success as a people leader, including the ability to set and gain buy-in for strategic direction and vision, attract, hire, retain, and develop high performing teams, and establish an engaging culture of accountability, quality, and customer focus.
Demonstrate professional behavior and actions consistent with company values.
Ideal Candidate Profile
A summary of key competencies required to be successful include the following:
Functional Experience
Past revenue responsibility of $50M-$300M+.
Leader of global, distributed technical teams comprised of employees and contract resources.
Successful history of successful M&A integration.
Passion for and prior history of creating high performing teams.
PE-backed, private company experience at the C-level.
$50 - $300m+ company revenue experience.
Management and Leadership Experience
Experience reporting to President/CEO in the past.
Experience leading cross-functional technical teams in all aspects of operations.
Experience leading globally distributed teams.
Experience in integrating and managing teams of 50+.
Compensation
Compensation is competitive with the position’s requirements. In a performance-based environment, this will include base salary and bonus structure based on corporate qualitative and quantitative milestones and a commensurate carried interest position.
Seniority level
Executive
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering, Business Development, and Strategy/Planning
Industries
Software Development, Technology, Information and Media, and Education
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